www.invest-in-midipyrenees.com

www.midipyrenees-eco.fr

Midi-Pyrenees Investment & Trade Agency

12,000 jobs in the space

sector

1,700 jobs in space

applications

European Center of Excellence

World Competitiveness Cluster Aerospace Valley

Large industrial contractors and service providers: Airbus Defence and Space, CLS, Intespace,

Météo France, Telespazio, etc.

A solid network of high-tech SMEs

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Putting the Midi-Pyrenees space applications sector in a winning orbitEach day Midi-Pyrenees Expansion’s staff

works with stakeholders in the sector to

build a network of skills, facilitate the

set up of new businesses, enable the

emergence of new talents and future

developments, etc.

Midi-Pyrenees, Europe’s leading employment pool in the

space sector

› 12,000 employees, i.e., half of the sector’s national workforce

and a quarter of the European workforce

› Headquarters of CNES (French Space Agency) and presence

of the two main prime contractors in space infrastructure:

Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space

› A unique concentration of expertise in research, training

and industry, covering the entire value chain, from space

infrastructure and data processing to applications

› Toulouse, headquarters of Aerospace Valley, world competi-

tiveness cluster in aeronautics, space, embedded systems

A regional space applications sector enjoying rapid

expansion

› Very strong growth in applications spun off from space

technology

› 1,700 jobs, multiple skills in imaging, altimetry, atmospheric

sounding, navigation and telecommunications

› A range of services in response to societal issues and focused

on user needs: Transport, Mobility, Logistics, Sustainable

Development • Health • Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment

& Land Use Planning • Defense & Security (land/sea/air)

• Recreation, access to Information

Specialized suppliers

Many companies are involved in the fi eld of planning, mobility,

societal needs, tourism and health:

Abbia, Acri ST, Actia Sodielec, Airbus Defence and Space,

Axysnav, Cap Gemini Sud, Geosigweb, CGX Aero, CLS, CNES,

Comat, Conit, CS, ESSP, Magellium, M3 Systems, Mobigis,

Nav On Time, Nexeya, Novacom, Navocap, Noveltis, Polestar,

Steria, Télémédecine Ingénierie, Telespazio, Thales Alenia

Space, and others

A region mobilized around three objectives:

› Turning Midi-Pyrenees into an international showcase of

space applications and their uses in daily life, as well as a

leading exporter

› Organizing the regional offer through its operational

deployment in areas with high visibility

› Promoting space applications in the national and inter-

national market.

InSpace - Institute of Space Applications

› A pioneering process, built with application vendors, space

sector prime contractors and users

› One-stop service for export and a launching pad for SMEs to

enter French and international markets

› An approach based on three aspects:

- A catalogue of regional expertise (solutions and training)

- A ‘show-case’ based on rural, urban, maritime and mountain

‘demonstration territories’

- Awareness campaigns, lobbying and business development

SPACE APPLICATIONS A REGIONAL STRATEGY, INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION

Midi-Pyrenees Investment & Trade Agency

11, bd des Récollets - CS 97802 - 31078 Toulouse cedex 4 - France

www.invest-in-midipyrenees.com – www.midipyrenees-eco.fr @InvestInMidiPyr

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